Founder & Software Engineer @ ONIXLabs.
Joined October 2011
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In @Apple macOS...
Right click HEIC image > Quick Actions > Convert Image
Dialog hides behind another window.
One of the most ANNOYING "features" in macOS!
Just force that dialog always-on-top already!
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If you've ever wondered how the dock container and dock panels work in the Visual Studio IDE...
It's a tree.
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In my experience, toasts are one of the worst additions to UX/UI that I've ever seen.
They really are ugly ducklings.
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I do wish Claude would stop saying "This is weeks-worth of work".
It isn't.
It's hours, if that.
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Claude's task for today
Writing a new Virtual Sound Blaster module for NTVDM on Windows XP to fix the horrendous sound in MS-DOS.
Let's see if this works.
If it does, it could unlock a new era of retro gaming!
🔊🎶🎶🎶
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I might just start building desktop productivity software exclusively for macOS, because Windows is just sucky slopware, and Linux is for servers.
Yeah, I know, horrendously bad take.
Sue me.
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Claude > Roslyn Analyzers
Analyzers are dogmatic. You wrote the code, you made decisions, and all they do is moan — no context, no discussion.
With Claude you can ask for analysis, defend your choices, and refactor on your terms.
Not because a linter threw a tantrum.
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Matthew Layton retweeted
May 19
🚨 ONIXLABS DOTNET LIBRARY
In the next version we are adding Int256, UInt256, Int512, UInt512, Float128, and Float256.
We are also adding a complete unit of measurement library, including Area, Distance, Time, Temperature, Angle, Volume, Speed, and many more.
Stay tuned.
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Claude Code Tip 👨🏼💻
The Notification hook with a permission_prompt matcher fires whenever Claude is blocked waiting on you. Pair it with afplay (macOS) and you'll never miss an approval prompt again.
Great for running multiple sessions in parallel.
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Matthew Layton retweeted
May 10
🚨 NEW ONIXLABS RELEASE 🚨
Element Framework for @dotnet — An Object-Graph Mapper (OGM) with the same ergonomics as Entity Framework.
Version 1.0.0 ships with a provider for @neo4j
GitHub: github.com/onix-labs/onixlab…
Nuget: nuget.org/packages?q=OnixLab…
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This is exactly what frustrates me about var!
Even @dotnet don't honour their own "use var only when the type is obvious" rule.
In the vacuum of an online code sample, the type name was the one thing I actually needed to see.
Disappointing from the people who wrote the rule.
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You press the power button on your home telly and it turns on.
You press the power button on your hotel telly and fuck all happens.
What is it with hotel tellies!?
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Is it just me, or is @claudeai Opus 4.7 kind of terrible?
On occasion, I've noticed it's responses are pushy (bordering on rude), very expensive, and produces lower quality output than 4.6
Just my experience so far 🫤
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I like ARC Browser, but I also don’t like it.
Browsers have always been tabs at the top, navigation controls in the middle, bookmarks at the bottom.
ARC had to go and break the mould.
To be honest I only use it because it’s functionally similar to Shift Browser, but free.
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Is it just me, or is shadcn the new Bootstrap?
Every time I see something built with it — "oh that's shadcn"
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Matthew Layton retweeted
Mar 17
🚨 Announcing ONIXPlayer 🎶📹
We (including @claudeai) built a cross-platform media player for Windows, Linux and macOS.
Check it out and let us know what you think!
github.com/onix-labs/onixlab…
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If you're still using Jenkins, why?
Why haven't you migrated to GitHub Actions?
So much easier when you see everything in one place!
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Matthew Layton retweeted
Mar 10
Vibe coding is not the same as disciplined agentic development.
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